磁化 (cí huà) — magnetization | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

magnetization

磁化。
Zhè ge jīn shǔ bàng bèi cí huà le.
This metal rod has been magnetized.
磁化。
cí huà Guò chéng xū yào hěn qiáng de diàn liú.
The magnetization process requires a very strong electric current.
磁化。
Kē xué jiā yán jiū le cái liào de cí huà tè xìng.
Scientists studied the magnetization properties of the material.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

磁címagnetic

'磁' refers to magnetism and '化' to becoming, together meaning the process of becoming magnetic.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

石兹磁

Meaning part形符xíngfú

石石shírock; stone

Sound part声符shēngfú

兹

Same sound today

磁 is built from 石, meaning rock or stone, and 兹, which gives the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

化 shows two person figures, one upright and one upside down, to give the idea of reversal or change.